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EU OS - Community-led Proof-of-Concept for a common free Operating System for the EU public sector ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ (eu-os.eu)
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EU OS for the public sector

Community-led Proof-of-Concept for a common free Operating System for the EU public sector ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ

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[โ€“] ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

One size fits all is a closed source trap. Competition is good. Flexibility is good.

And ignoring the existing Linux deployments is only going to lead to a worse version of https://xkcd.com/927/

[โ€“] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 12 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

They need something they can control. You don't order the IT department to switch to "some Linux". You send them documentation of EU OS 1.1, send migration instructions, training materials for users and support documentation. When user has issues the IT department needs to be familiar with the OS. Any centralized services need to be compatible. This can be as simple as rebranding with some default configuration but they need a well defined system, not a general recommendations. This way EU can easily support it, people can move between departments and different institutions can collaborate. They are switching from Windows so they don't need flexibility. This is only for standard office work. You want to keep it as uniform as possible to make job easier for desktop support.

[โ€“] ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 4 points 3 weeks ago

And that's solved with standards and public sourcing procedures, not with replacing a monopoly with another.

[โ€“] DmMacniel@feddit.org -3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

It makes no sense though? The most important piece workers in the public sector barely use the OS, and uses Microsoft Office, some form of Knowledge base and some databases. Attacking Windows first leads to nowhere and to me reeks of a opportunistic rug pull to happen.

[โ€“] Limerance@piefed.social 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yes, people use applications, not operating systems.